Water gauge



Nov. 13 1923.

4G. H. SARGENT WATER GAUGE Filed sept.' 19. 1923,

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errar certero GEORGEYH. SARGENT, @JF CHECAGU, XLLIINOIS.

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Application filed September 19, 1981. derlei Ho. 501,745.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. SARGENT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water Gauges, of which the following is a description, reerence being had to the accompanying draw-` ing, which forms a part of my specification.

My invention relates `to improvements in water gauges of the type employed with steam boilers and the like for the purpose of indicating the Huid level, under pressure, in l5 the boiler or containers to which the gauge is applied; the invention, more speci cal y stated, pertaining to the ty e of water gauge comprisin a metallic s ll creasing formed to provi e a water-receiving chamber extendln longitudinally through the gauge and a apted to have communication with the boiler or container at the upper and lower pnds thereof in the manner usual with such au the gauge :also employing a is adapted to constitute one-wall of the gauge and therefore of the water chamber; the Sightfglass or transparent wall bein made water and steam tight by means o suitable gaskets or resilient packing; the sight-glass and packing being maintained in place by--a removabl bolted or secured cover-plate or front wa section. u

v The invention, in the particular exemplication employed in the drawing, embodies a sight-glassA of the Klinger type, with prismatic formations or a number of longitudinally disposed facets or surfaces on theinner side thereof whereby a proper reflection e0 of the light rays is produced and the water levelthereby more readily discerned because of the clear demarcation produced by .the

reflected light rays.

It has been found in practice that the inner surface is subject to deterioration due to 'the action of the water and steam passing through the gauge especially when said elements flow through t e gauge with more or less velocity; as well as a result of the action of the distilled water coming from the oo upper or steam end of the water gauge ttings and contactingiwitb. the glass. ln order to eliminate or retard the deteriorating actions above referred to, ll have provided an improved gauge wherein the water-holding portion of the gauge is provided with an intermediate metallic partition disposed longitudinally of the gauge so as to provide a main Water-holding portion or chamber rearward of the artition and .a secondary o0 water-receiving c mber forward of the partition and immediately ad'acen't to the sight-glass; the main water-holding portion or chamber being in direct alignment with and directly communicating with the gauge' c5 iittings or connections at top and bottom whereby communication with the boiler or container is established. With my improved gauge the principal flow of the water will take place in the main water-hold- 7o ing portion or chamber and therefore at .a polnt removed from the inner face of the sight-glam 'so that the dissipating action on or erosion of the inner surface of the sightglass will be materially retarded. The n- 7s vention specically stated, therefore, contemplates a gauge wherein the intermwiatd metallic partition is so formed that proper communication between the two chambers will obtain Ato assure a mean water level in the gauge 'body on both sides of the partition.

My invention also contemplates a water gauge of the character referred to wherein t e ront wall or sight-glass retaining memas ber is so formed as to receive suitable packing whereby the sight-glam is retained in place; the' packing-receiving portion or socket of the front wall or cover section being formed to receive the `side walls of the main or body ortion which are formed to constitute gland portions whereby the packing is properly compressed into snug relation with the marginal sides of the s1ghtglass to provide fluid-tight relation therewith without subjecting the glass to impro r pressures or strarns. o

o and advantages of my lnvention will all be more fully com rehended from the detailed description of t e accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved gau e. l

Figure 2 1s a front elevation of the main or body portionv with the cover member and sight glass removed.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a cro sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1 looking in the direction ofl the arrows.

The invention, as disclosed in the drawing, comprises a main member or body4 portion 10 of suitable metal formed to provide a longitudinal channel or chamber 11 extending from end to end and o n at the front; the sides or front wall of t e main member 10 being extended forwardly about the opening to provide flanges or glands as at 12, 12

v which are preferably provided with beveled surfaces as more clearly shown in Figures 3 and 4 and made continuous about the upper and lower ends of the opening in the front face of the body portion; that is to say, about the water-chamber part thereof as clearly shown in Fi re 2. The ends of the main member or bo y portion 10 are preferably provided withl apertured bosses as at 1.3, 13 adapted to receive proper connections or tubular extensions whereby communication with the interior of the boiler or container ma be effected at proper points to determine tI e water level 1n the container or boiler.

The main member 10, at a point forward of the openings in the ends or bosses is provided with a partition 14 disposed throughout the length of the body portion and preferably ma shown in Figure 3'; the partition 14 being arranged at a point somewhat rearward of the beveled edge of the gland-forming sides 12 and at a suitable distance forward ofthe rear wall of the body rtion, to provide a suitable sizedwater c amber 11 whereby 'a direct flow throu the gauge rearward of the partition will permitted. The partition 14 at suitable (pomts, preferably at the upper and lower en and at an intermediate point, is provided with a suitable number of openings, as for example the three openings 15, 16 and 17 and these openings are preferably of angular or curved formation as shown in Figure 2; that is'to say, the openings 15 and 16 are shown provided with curved sides adjacent to the ends of the main member, while the opposite sides are made angular; and the intermediate o ning 17 is preferably provided with angu ar sides or I edges throughout as shown. The purpose of lthe openings isr to permit the water to pass through to the forward side'of the partition `14and assure' a water level forward of the openings ang e integral therewith as partition similar to that in the main channel or chamber 11 and the object in forming the ular and partially semi-circular, 1s to prevent a mis-reading of the gauge; the peculiar configurations of the openings obviating the l ossibility of horizontal shadows or straight linesl being dis sed transversely of the gauge when vlewed through the sightlass, as such shadows or lines might be con used with or have the appearance of a horizontal water level.

The extended sides or land portions 12 are intended to receive t e inner edge or face ofa sight-glass 18, which, in the exemphfication of the Klinger type, is provided with a number of'facets or reflecting surfaces Whereb the light on the portion of the glass covere by the li uid is permitted to pass therethrough, whi e the light on the facets of the will be entire y or partially reflected, therebyproducing a decided line at the water level which may be easily and plainly discerned at a distance from the gauge. In view. of the proximity of the diaphratgm or partition 14 to the inner reflecting sur ace of can' be no possibility of mistaking the o nings rearward of the sight-glass for the evel of the water in the auge 1n the event that sucient light shoul pass through the si htglass to make such openings visible. ith the irregular or angu arlv and curved openin ,it 1s apparent that there can be no mista ing the outline of the openings for the water level in the gauge.

The front member or metallic coverplate of the gauge shown at 19 is provided with a longitudinal recess'of size suicient to receive the forwardly disposed sides 12 of the main member or body portion 10 as well as to receive the forward edge or surface 'of the sight-glass 18. The cover member or plate 19 is provided with a longitudinally disposed opening as at 20 disposed throughout the maJor portion of the slght-glass and therefore throughout the faceted portion or reflecting surface of the si ht-glass, and the opening 20 is preferably ared toward the front side as `shown at 21 in Figure 4 m order that visibility of, the water level may increased. The cover member or plate 1.9 1s shown provided with apertured'extenslons or lobes along the longitudinal edges thereof; the a rtures being` adaptedto receive the three members 22 which are dis sed about the rear sides of the main mem 'r or vbody p0rtion 19, see Figures 3 and 4; the rear w' all of the" main member being provided wlth shallw grooves wherein to seat the U-bolts glass not covered by the liquid and thus ensure their proper positioning and the maintaining of the mam member 10 and front or cover member 19 in juxtaposition. lln order to provide {luid-tight relation between the members and with the sight-glass, the cover member 19, along the` inner side of the front wall and adjacent to the si ht opening 20, is preferably provided witht in gaskets or cushion strips 23, while the socket within the cover member 19 along the sides of the sight-glass 18 is provided with a packin element 24 adapted to extend along both si es of the sight-glass and about the ends thereof. The packlng element 24 mainly composed of rubber; while the slde disposed toward the fluid chamber within the main portion 10 is preferably composed of fabric asbestos as at 25 so that the rubber will not be directly ex- .posed to the hot vwater or steam which might find passage intermediate of the v sight-glass and the sides or flange portions 12 of the main member 10. By constructing the surface of the sides` or flange portions 12 as shown and described, it is apparent that when the main member 10 and cover member or plate 19 are clamped together, the

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beveled glands will tend to press the packing into firm relation with the sight-glass 18 and thus ensure a water-tight connection; the packing beingl likewise forced toward the front wall of the cover member and thus sealing the various joints or connections.

With the construction shown and described, it is apparent that no undue strains can be placed on the sight-glass through the firm clamping together of the two metallic members constitutin the gauge, as all compression strains willli) the packing element without transmission to the sight-glass.

With my im roved water gauge, wherein the interior, when the various elements are assembled `in place, is provided with two water holding chambers having such communication with each other that the same water` level will at all times occur in both portions or chambers by reason of the communicating apertures in the division wall or partitionz the rear or main chamber is in irect allgnment with the communicating conduits or nipples adapted to be secured to the upper. and lower ends of the gauge. lt

is apparent, therefore, that the rapid moving steam and hot water through the gauge, especially in the blowing out operation takes place in the main channel or chamber at a point removed from the inner surface Kof the sight-glass and therefore where it e entlrely taken up by openings, which are of such configuration as to prevent possibility of misleading the enhave shown and described what I believe to be the simplest and best form of my invention and have described the same in terms employed merely as terms of description and not as terms of limitation, because structural modilications are possible and may be made without, however, departlngvrom the spirit of my invention.

at ll claim is l. A water gauge, comprising a body member formed to provide a chamber having openings in the top and bottom walls and provided with an aperturedu partition disposed from top to bottom at a point forward Vof said top and bottom openings, said body member being also formed with a gland-forming rim disposed forwardly of the partition to provide a glass-receiving socket, a sight-glass arranged within said means whereby the body member and cover member are adjlustably secured together and the packing element compressed into holding relation with the sight-glass.

2. ln a water gauge, a main metallic body portion formed to provide a water chamber having inlet and outlet openings at the ends thereof, a partition disposed from top to bottom at a point forward of said openings, said partition being provided with a plurality of openings kwhose perimeters are disposed at inclinations to a horizontal plane, said body portion being provided with a reduced forwardly presented continuous rim, and a coverv member provided with a sight opening and socketed on its inner face to receive said rim of the body member.

3. A. water gauge, comprising amain member open on one longitudinal side thereof, the wall of said member about said opening being extended forwardly to provide a sightglass receiving socket and to constitute a continuous gland-forming rim` the ends of vthe main member being provided with conapertures and the edge of the forwardly presented land-formin rim, a. cover member sockete to receive said forwardly presented rim and a portion of the sight-glass, resili- 5 ent and steam resisting packing elements l arranged in said socket of the cover member, adapted to be compressed by Said glandformingrrim into intimate relation with the edge of the sight-glass to maintain the latter in place, and means whereby the main 1G member and said cover member are removably secured to ther.

eEORGE H. SARGENT.

Witnesses: y y G. Hummm,-

F. A. Fmnnm.. 

